Air Niugini Resumes Singapore and Brisbane Flights with Boeing 767
Air Niugini’s Boeing 767 aircraft have now resumed operations on the airline’s Brisbane and Singapore flights following the completion of scheduled heavy maintenance checks. Over the past six months both our 767 aircraft underwent scheduled C-check maintenance, starting with P2-PXV which returned to service in January, and followed by P2-PXW which returned to service on 20th April. The maintenance included a complete refurbishment of the passenger cabins and lavatories.
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Air Niugini Suspends Weekly Flights to Palau
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that the airline’s weekly services from Brisbane to Palau via Port Moresby will be suspended, effective 01st May, 2024.This service commenced in February 2023 supported by the Australian government under their Pacific Flights Programme.
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Air Niugini Delivers Inaugural Safety Day
Air Niugini’s inaugural Safety Day was hailed a success with full participation from employees to raise awareness on the importance of safety and also to recognise the unsung safety heroes, our employees who are responsible for the safe dispatch of flights and the safety of hundreds of thousands of passengers who fly Air Niugini.
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Air Niugini participates in National Women’s Day celebrations
Air Niugini encourages gender equality and inclusivity and condones any discrimination in the workplace. And this is evident across the airline in various roles, especially in the current senior management and middle management positions. That’s from the airline’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gary Seddon who was part of a group of esteemed panellists at the National Women’s Day celebrations at APEC Haus on Monday, focused on this year’s theme: “Count Her In: Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.”
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Rabaul Tokua Airport Runway Repairs Impacts Air Niugini Operations
Tokua Airport, a crucial desnaon on Air Niugini’s network, is undergoing significant runway repairs causing a substantial reduction in operating length of the runway. This will further limit aircraft operations for the next 4 to 5 months. The decision, while necessary for infrastructure improvements, will inevitably lead to major unavoidable disruptions in passenger and cargo services.
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Air Niugini Takes Unusual Step to Secure Jet Fuel Supply Amid Ongoing Disruptions
[Port Moresby, 28/02/24] – In response to on going disruptions to jet fuel supply, Air Niugini Board and Management have taken the unprecedented step of purchasing bulk jet fuel stock to support the Air Niugini scheduled services in the short term. This decision comes as the supply of current jet fuel was running low, which has adversely affected the airline’s ability to operate some flights as scheduled.Air Niugini’s jet fuel has now been successfully delivered to Port Moresby storage facilities, ensuring the continuity of scheduled services from the capital city.
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Air Niugini Discredits Pacific Guardian Report as Misinformation
Air Niugini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea, and recently celebrated 50 years of operation. The airline proudly serves the people with competent, accessible, reliable air transport services. A series of online articles written and published by Pacific Guardian attempt to discredit the integrity of the airline, its management team, and its Board of Directors.
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Air Niugini Resumes Flights to Cairns
Air Niugini wishes to advise our valued customers that the airline has resumed flights to Cairns airport, Australia since yesterday, Tuesday 19th December. Flight PX 98 departed Port Moresby for Cairns yesterday afternoon and returned last night with passengers disrupted from the previous flights. This is followed by normal scheduled operations today.
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Schedule Changes for Air Niugini Cairns Flights
Air Niugini wishes to advise its valued customers that the airline has made changes to its Cairns schedule for this week. This is due to the temporary closure of Cairns airport whilst Tropical Cyclone Jasper is affecting the coast of North Queensland.
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Air Niugini Restarts Fokker Jet Services to Mount Hagen
Air Niugini wishes to advise its valued customers that the airline has resumed Fokker jet services to Kagamuga airport, Mount Hagen today, Monday 27th November. Jet operations to Mount Hagen were suspended in late September to allow the National Airports Corporation (NAC) to carry out urgent maintenance works on the airport runway. During the period of the runway repairs, all Air Niugini flights to Hagen were downgraded to Dash 8 operations.
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Air Niugini Halts Flights to Hoskins, West New Britain
Following the overnight eruption of Mount Ulawun, West New Britain, Air Niugini has suspended all flights to Hoskins due to volcanic ash fall on the runway and taxiways, and in the vicinity of the airport.
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Airbus Beyond to provide Air Niugini with training services
Singapore, 14 November 2023 – Airbus, through its learning subsidiary, Airbus Beyond, has finalised a commitment to support the development of Air Niugini’s human capital. The agreement was co-signed by Airbus Beyond CEO Adam McGonigal and Acting CEO of Air Niugini Gary Seddon in Singapore.The move signifies a pivotal step towards advancing the airline’s workforce capabilities and aims to equip Air Niugini’s middle management with the expertise required for the next phase of its development. This comes following the recent order by the airline for a new A220 fleet.
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Delays and Disruptions Impact Air Niugini Services
Air Niugini sincerely apologises for the disruption to travel plans being experienced by our loyal and patient customers – both passenger and cargo, domestic and international. The Air Niugini management will not make excuses for the abysmal service levels being experienced of late but will provide some clarity to ensure that there can be no confusion over the issues being faced by the national carrier.
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Air Niugini Resumes Jet Operations to Madang
Air Niugini has resumed Fokker jet operations to Madang airport, effective this morning, Tuesday October 10 .The decision to resume jet services was made after the National Airports Corporation has repaired a small portion of the airport runway that was damaged by the earthquake on Saturday. Yesterday, Air Niugini downgraded its flights to Madang by using only Dash 8s before resuming jet operations today. Safety is always of paramount importance in Air Niugini’s operations.
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